Only small, fast moving, searching in Leafless Ballart.
ES05 ~8mm long, Male.
www.ellura.info/Diptera-Hymenoptera.html#Cerceris
Notice the extra abdominal segment compared with our female Cerceris sp.
7 segments for males & 6 for females.
NB: The petiole is counted as part of the abdomen.
ES05 ~8mm long, Male.
www.ellura.info/Diptera-Hymenoptera.html#Cerceris
Notice the extra abdominal segment compared with our female Cerceris sp.
7 segments for males & 6 for females.
NB: The petiole is counted as part of the abdomen.
Only small, fast moving, searching in Leafless Ballart.
Wasp with it's prey. A Mole Cricket..
Not Cerceris australis nor Cerceris hackeriana which are two species that I have photographed on this exact same bush in the past.
Observed flying around and entering burrow adjacent to Lasioglossum burrows amongst gravel on driveway
Sorry, blurry photos due to distance, a bit of a reach to go for species 😁🤔
Tiny. Around 0.5cm long or thereabouts.
In a callistemon.
Lovely little thing.
Please let me know if the ID is incorrect.